SPRAINS
BY A PHYSICIAN One of the commonest of sports accidents is a sprain. A sprain consists in tho tearing or stretching of ligaments and tendons at a joint. The joint swells at once and becomes extremely tender. Though no bones are broken, it is difficult to move the part affected. Tho joint should be fixed so that it cannot move. If tho ankle is affected, do not remove the boot, otherwise you will not be able to get it on again. Bind a bandage round tho outside of tho Loot, then wet it. It will then shrink and help to support the joint. When you have got your patient homo, remove the boot and apply cold or hot compresses, whichever gives most relief. It is important to rest until the acute stage has passed. Massago should then bo given at once, for there is often much stiffness which, if neglected, may becomo permanent.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21456, 1 April 1933, Page 7 (Supplement)
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